Edition Published: May 2nd 2019, First Published: September 20th 2018 Language book read in: English Nel's Perspective: Vel made me happy this summer, not only by visiting me, but also by bringing books along with her. đź–¤ This was very fortunate, because our plan for the year included Dacre Stoker’s Dracul and we were unable … Continue reading The Corset By Laura Purcell
Edition Published: 2018, First Published: 2018 Language book read in: English Vel's Perspective Stephen Kings is an extremely prolific writer, with nearly 60 novels published to date, and I doubt there are many places in the world where people haven’t heard of him or his stories. The settings for his novels vary widely from science fiction, to today, … Continue reading The Outsider by Stephen King
Nel’s Perspective The short version of this review would be – I loved it! I spent the last few months reading books, which included either copious amounts of gore or dark/existential philosophical musings, and honestly, I was waiting to find a book, which embodied the classical gothic elements of story-telling without going into any extremes. … Continue reading The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
Edition Published: 1997, First Published: 1872 Language book read in:Â English Vel's Perspective: In A Glass Darkly is a collection of 5 stories, loosely connected by the common theme of being cases observed or brought to the attention of Dr Hesselius, who does not take an active part in them and are submitted to the attention … Continue reading In A Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu
Edition Published: 1994, First Published: 1956 Language book read in: English Vel's Perspective: It is somewhat challenging to write about a compilation of short stories. There are some I loved, and some I didn’t. On the other hand, to fully appreciate the style of an author it is best to read more than one of their … Continue reading Selected Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
